Hi all. I'm new to forums so please bear with me!

Ok so lets begin - I've had my Fiesta Zetec-S since last September. For the last 3/4 months the car has had a damp moldy smell which has gradually got worse. On investigating I noticed that the spare wheel well was full of water and the carpets were turning moldy so I took the car to Ford but they said the car only has 1 year warranty on leaks and wanted £80 to diagnose where the leak was coming from which I simply refuse to pay!

I've drained the water from the spare wheel well but I'm struggling to find where the leak is coming from as everywhere seems to be damp! I've pulled back the fabric on the roof and its soaking underneath! There's also water leaking from the plastic covers next to the rear seat belts. I've tried to show to the best I can in the pictures.

Does anyone know the best way of finding out where the leak is coming from?

Thanks so much in advance for any advice!

Check seals on rear lights

Ok thanks, I will check that in morning but would water gather under the fabric on the roof if it was the lights as they are lower down?

Hi Tom, welcome to the forum.

Because you say the roof lining is wet have you had roof bars fitted as a few other members have experienced leaks after fitting. If you have and they were fitted by the dealer take it back and get them to sort it out.

previous topic: http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/8762-fiesta-mk7-leaking-boot/

http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/14810-2010-ford-fiesta-sport-van-leaking-water/

Sorry misread that is it washer jet pipe leaking then

Hi, thanks both for your replies. It's interesting you say about roof bars as did fit the roof bar kit in the summer. It's a genuine ford kit but I fitted it myself so I guess that's not covered in the warranty. I've read the other topic and it seems this could be the problem so I'll check this in the morning and I'll also check the washer jet as that's another possibility. Thanks again for the advice.

On 28/12/2013 at 10:24 PM, Dodstom said:

Hi, thanks both for your replies. It's interesting you say about roof bars as did fit the roof bar kit in the summer. It's a genuine ford kit but I fitted it myself so I guess that's not covered in the warranty. I've read the other topic and it seems this could be the problem so I'll check this in the morning and I'll also check the washer jet as that's another possibility. Thanks again for the advice.

Did anything come of this? Having exactly the same problem with my car!